I give thanks to your holy name, O God,
and sing your praises.
Help me listen to the word that you speak
through your prophets,
that I may speak encouragement and consolation
for the upbuilding of others.
Let the words be not mine, but those of your Spirit
speaking through me.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 123; 146; 30; 86
Jer. 36:27-37:2
1 Cor. 14:1-12
Matt. 10:16-23
Selected Verses
Ps. 30:4
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones,
and give thanks to his holy name.
and give thanks to his holy name.
Jer. 37:2
But neither [King Zedekiah] nor his servants nor the people
of the land listened to the words of the LORD that he spoke through the prophet
Jeremiah.
1 Cor. 14:3
On the other hand, those who prophesy speak to other people
for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation.
Matt. 10:19-20
“…When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to
speak or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given to you at
that time; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking
through you. …” [Jesus, to the twelve disciples]
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